The American Revolution was sparked by several acts passed by the British Parliament between 1764-1767 that taxed the American colonies without representation, leading to protests like the Boston Tea Party in 1773. The Revolutionary War began in 1775 with battles at Lexington and Concord, and included other major battles like Bunker Hill, Brooklyn, Trenton, and King's Mountain until the final victory for American forces at Yorktown in 1781, which resulted in American independence being recognized in the 1783 Treaty of Paris.
